A strange ghost town that spent a quarter century under water is coming up for air again in the Argentine farmlands
Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
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PHOTOS : Ghost town re-emerges
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A strange ghost town that spent a quarter century under water is coming up for air again in the Argentine farmlands
Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
Epecuen was once a bustling little lakeside resort, where 1,500 people served 20,000 tourists a season. During Argentina's golden age, the same trains that carried grain
to the outside world brought visitors from the capital to relax in Epecuen's saltwater baths and spas Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
When a particularly heavy rainstorm followed a series of wet winters, the lake overflowed its banks on November 10, 1985. Water burst through a retaining wall and submerged the lakeside streets. People fled with what they could, but a few days later, their homes were drowned under nearly 10 meters of corrosive saltwater Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
A car sits in ruins in Epecuen
Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
It only took 20 days for the town to submerge beneath almost 10 metres of water forcing everybody to leave
Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
People come to see the rusted hulks of automobiles and furniture, crumbled homes and broken appliances. They climb staircases that lead nowhere,
and wander through a graveyard where the water toppled headstones and exposed tombs to the elements Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
The saltwater lake was particularly attractive because it has 10 times more salt than the ocean, making the water buoyant. Tourists, especially people from
Buenos Aires' large Jewish community, enjoyed floating in water that reminded them of the Dead Sea in the Middle East Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
The water has mostly receded, exposing what looks like a scene from a movie about the end of the world. The town was never rebuilt, but it has become
a tourist destination once again, for people willing to drive at least six hours from Buenos Aires to get there Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
Former resident and tourist guide Norma Berg walks by a street in Epecuen
Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
Many residents of Epecuen fled to nearby Carhue, another lakeside town, and set up new hotels and spas, promising relaxing getaways featuring saltwater and m&d facials
Picture: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
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Lost Argentine Town Epecuen Re-emerges
Strange Argentina ghost town that was underwater for 25 years re-emerges as tourist attraction
Epecuen was once a bustling little lakeside resort, where 1,500 people served 20,000 tourists a season but was submerged by heavy rains a quarter century ago.
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